Emerson mini models are TANKS! Ernest doesn’t scale down the materials when he makes his smaller knives. They are very well built! I ordered mine with full serrations and it’s a pocket chainsaw. The blue liners really make the knife special and the bearings + flipper give me three ways to deploy the blade, wave-thumb disk-flipper

This is a well built knife. Actually that's being modest. This thing is built like a tank! It's almost like carrying a folding pry bar in my pocket. I happen to be left handed, so a quick switch of the clip, and the left hand chisel grind makes this feel like a custom knife built just for me! Surprisingly light for the amount of blade. It arrived razor sharp. My only complaint has to do with the coating on the liner. Mine has a small spot on the back of the spine that has flaked off exposing the raw metal. With all the other coating options available such as anodizing, or powder coating, I wonder why Emerson would choose to paint this coating on a "hard use" knife. As such mine will be more than pocket jewelry and my purchase was due to limited availability of this blade elsewhere. So the bling was not necessary. For the added cost it would have been nice if it had lasted longer than a day. Didn't even get to put the knife through any "hard use". Thanks to the staff at 10-8 for the prompt attention to my order during the crisis! Stay safe!

Another great collaboration between 10-8 Performance and Emerson Knives. The Mini CQC-7 Flipper is the perfect size for EDC. I love the smooth flipper action and the blue liners. Can't go wrong with this knife for any purpose.

The 10-8 Emerson CQC-7 is a nice little folder. I have a few Emerson Folders and the collaboration pieces appear to get more attention as they are much closer to a custom knife than a production model.